Rein-holder



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E. E. BREWSTER.

REIN HOLDER. 188288809. Patented Aug. 7, 1888.

UNITED STATES PATENT EETCE.

REIN-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 282,609, dated August 7, 1883.

Application filed April 3, 1883. (No model.)

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD E. BREwsTER, of Holly, in the county of Oakland and State of Michigan, have invented new and useful Improvements in Bein Holders and I do hereby declareA that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, which form a part of this specification.

This invention `relates to certain new and useful improvements in the construction of de vices designed to be attached to the splashboards of vehicles for the purpose of securing the reins. 4

The invention consists in the peculiar construction, combination, and operation of the various parts by means of which the driver may secure the reins from dropping under the horses feet wherever he desires to leave the vehicle, as more fully hereinafter described.

The figure is a perspective view of my device.

In the accompanying drawing, which forms a part of this specification, A represents vone of the jaws of my improved rein-holder, provided with cars a, between which the jaw B is pivotally secured. The jaw A is provided near its lower end with an enlargement, b, inclosing .a chamber, within which is seated a spring, C, and the lower end of the jaw B is provided with a spur, c, which enters the bore of such spring and retains the same in place. The object of the spring is by its expansive force to keep the upper ends of the two jaws in contact, and as both these ends turn outwardly from cach other they act as guides to guide the reins between the two jaws, overcoming to a certain extent the resistance of the spring. The jaw A is provided with means for securing the same to the splashboard, in the gure a spring hook clamp, x, being shown for that purpose to embrace the frame of a leather splash-board, which is a perforated plate, through which screws are employed to attach the same to a splash-board.

' The device is shown with the spring removed and the upper portion of the jaws extended. This is done for the purpose of illustrating the vertical concavity in the front of the jaw A, by means of which, when the reins are inserted and held in position by the action of the spring, the danger of such reins accidentally slipping through is avoided.

I attach importance to the spring-clamp x, as it allows the ready attachment and detachment of the device, so that one holderl will serve for several vehicles, to the vertical slot clamps, as shown in PatentNo. 230,557, of 7o 1880, andjsuch construction is not sought to be covered in this application.

The portable-rein-holder herein described, consisting of the pivoted jaws A B, the jawA having the spring-clamps x', avertical'concavity to receive the reins. a recessed bearing for .the spring, and jaws d for the pivot-pin, and

the jaw B, having the pin c, which extends into the jaw A to prevent lateral strain, and spring O, all constructed,arranged, and operating as and for the purposes set forth.

EDWARD E. BREVSTER.

Witnesses:

H. SPRAGUE, E. ScULLY. 

